VRA

VRA Staff Partially Suspend Protests Following Minister’s Request To Pause Merger Bill
01 Nov

VRA Staff Partially Suspend Protests Following Minister’s Request To Pause Merger Bill

Wontumi1Business
The leadership of the Volta River Authority (VRA) Staff Groups has announced a partial suspension of select protest actions following recent interventions by the Minister of State at the Energy Ministry regarding the proposed merger of the VRA and the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo). This decision comes after President Akufo-Addo acknowledged the staff groups’ earlier petition and requested their input on the merger, as well as an October 3, 2024, meeting involving the VRA Board, Management, and the Staff Groups’ leadership. In a statement, the staff groups shared that during the meeting, they advised authorities to withdraw the merger…
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VRA Cuts Back On Spilling
30 Oct

VRA Cuts Back On Spilling

Wontumi1Business,
The Volta River Authority (VRA) has made significant reductions in the spilling rate of the Akosombo and Kpong Dams due to the recession of rainfall in the area. Over the past week, the spill rate has decreased from a peak of 180,000 cuft/sec to 20,000 cuft/sec. This decrease will prevent the overflow of water and keep it within the river banks. The Director General of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), Eric Nana Agyemang Prempeh, provided an update on the government’s relief efforts after the spillage of the Akosombo Dam. He assured Ghanaians that there are plans being implemented beyond…
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E/R: GITFiC, VRA Distribute 1,000 Copies Of AfCFTA Book To 13 SHSs
22 Jun

E/R: GITFiC, VRA Distribute 1,000 Copies Of AfCFTA Book To 13 SHSs

Wontumi1Business,
The Volta River Authority has partnered with the Ghana International Trade & Finance Conference (GITFiC) to distribute about 1,000 copies of the latter’s book on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The VRA, after several correspondence, acquired and took delivery of the copies of in its quest to support GITFiC’s National and Continental Sensitization and Education of the AfCFTA through the Ghanaian education system. It is to also mark the Authority’s 60th anniversary. The distribution on Wednesday, June 14 at VRA’s premises in Akuse in the Eastern Region saw Director of Finance at VRA Paul Seniagya, Manager for Corporate…
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